Drawing book



Dec. 28, E H GORTON V DRAWING BOOK Filed DSC. 11, 1954 5 Shee'bS--Sheet 5 me/whom Patented Dec. 28, 1937 PATENT oFFicE DRAWING BOOK Elitlore` n. carton, Baltimore, Ma., assigner to The'Baltimore Salesbook Company, Baltimore,

Md., a, corporation of Maryland Y l Y Applicatinn neeember V11, 1934, serial N. 757,050

11 Claims.

i This invention relates to an educational drawing book or equivalent designed to afford creative pastime 'for entertainment, instruction and development of graphic talent especiallyV for chile dren."

" f One important desideratum is to provide such a device which enables the child toproduce a ACIV.

picture or drawing, multi-colored if desired, which closely simulatesa free hand'sketch, and which contains nol guide matter or other indiciav such asv lines and numbering.

, Anotheraim is to provide an' article of the general Vnature outlined wherein thesubject or identity of the complete sketch, Vdrawingor the like remains a mystery untilsubs'tantially completed, thus addingto the interest and surprise of the child. A further object is to provide a structure of the present character wherein. various lines are adapted to'be drawn from one dot or location to other dots or locations consecutively, and which 'are preferablyA numbered or otherwise consecutively identiiied; the sheet containing the dots'r or V'the like, in some instances having them' arranged in a plurality of zones and also having a key indiciaindividual tojeach zone and grouped in part be pointed out and otherwise become ap-V parent from a considerationfof the description following, taken in connection with the accomlpanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment. f In said drawings:

VFigure 1 isa perspective View of the book constituting anembodiment of my invention, the same'being substantially folded; t

Fig; 2 is an end elevation of the book, certain ofthe leaves, and stopv card being open, the positioning of the stop card beneath leaves ofthe book being suggested in dot-dash lines;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation ofthe book showing certain leaves open and ther stop card in operative position for drawing use;

' Fig. 4 is a' plan view of the book partially open, 'particularly' illustrating the sheet which vconstitutes thefnal drawing or sketch; 1 Y i Fig. is a fragmentary plan viewishowing the ubook'open to a sheet adapted to be traced by the jchild, the stop sheet being in operative position;

book showing the sketch or drawing resulting f from the coaction of the `sheets shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Y Referring specifically to the-drawings wherein A like reference characters designate like or similar 5V parts, the presentembodiment of the invention is in book form.V To this end, alternate sheets A and Bare piledand secured together along one longitudinal edge in any suitable manner as by means of'staples C,-which staples'pass through a flap D 10 constituting part of av cover E for the complete "1 book. Y Such cover consists of aY single sheet o f cardboardv or equivalent material and is completedA by a binding edge portion F, a back G and a .front or stopV card H, the latter preferably being hinged or folded to the'back G along a plurality of relatively closev lines at I. 'Normally ,the front or stop card H is disposed over the sheets A'and B in order to'completely enclose and protect them. Y i 20 Said sheets or leaves A and B maybe of vpaper i although no 'limitation in thisconnection is to be implied and each sheet is preferably scored'or weakened Vas at J adjacent to thefree edge of the flap Y 25 On the `uppersurfa'ces of the sheets A, a portion f of a picture, sketch or graphic delineation` is delineated as at aand certain letters of the title rmay be delineated thereon as at b. The matter a and b are to represent as closely as possible, freehand sketching or drawing; for example, see f Fig. 4. l

Said sheets or leaves B, as shown in Fig.` 5, at various locations contain dots which are shown, atV one or more zones, as at c and d, the dots in Vone zone, for instance, being numbered from 1 to- 31 and the dots inthe other zone being numbered from 1 to 56. These sheets orleaves 'B also contain numerals E to supplement those at B and further may contain lines as at F to be traced. `l j Y Suitable transfervmaterial is provided'between each leaf or sheet B and the leaf vor sheet A therebeneath and preferably consists of a. coating of carbon as at G on .the under surface of each sheet ,45

A assliown inrFig. 6.- Obviously the leavesor Y sheets A and B are secured together in proper registration.

To add interest, the nal sketch, drawing or picture is preferably in two colors, inasmuch as the carbon coating at g may be different in color from the matter initially delineated on the sheets A at a and b. vFor instance, the delineated matter on sheet A may be red while all matter added thereto by the carbon coating may be blue.

When more than one zone c and d for instance are used, a group of keys is preferably provided adjacent one corner or otherwise of each sheet B as suggested at K and may comprise a star or asterisk h and an open rectangular character at z'.

Said character h corresponds to the character designating the Zone c and the character corresponds to the character designating the Zone d as a whole. Y

During the tracing or drawing on the sheet B, the stop card H is inserted beneath the sheet A being used, as suggested by the dot-dash lines in Fig. 2.

When the drawing is completed on sheet or leaf A, as shown in Fig. 6, the same may be detached along the scored line J thereof and it will closely simulate a free hand pencil, crayon, charcoal or similar sketch as intended.

It will be clear that each pair of sheets A and f B is designed to provide a different picture from its companions. For instance, the picturessmay be based on characters famed in nursery rhymes such as that of Old Mother Hubbard eX- emplied by Fig. 6. Attention'is called to the fact, that the plurality of fold lines I enable the stop card I-I to rest flatly between any of the leaves where it is positioned.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention. Y

What is claimed is:

l. In combination, connected severable sheets disposed one over the other, the lowermost sheet initially having incomplete graphic matter thereon, the other sheet having indicia on its upper surface for guidance of a stylus applied thereover to supplement said matter of the first sheet to complete the same through the aid of a transfer medium disposed intermediate the sheets.

2. In combination, connected severable sheets disposed one over the other, the lowermost sheet initially having graphic matter thereon, simulating an incomplete free hand sketch or drawing, the other sheet having indicia onV its upper surface dissimilar to the matter necessary to complete the picture for guidance of a stylus applied thereover to graphically produce matter supplementing and completing said matter of the first sheet through the aid of a transfer medium disposed intermediate the sheets.

3. In combination, connected severable sheets disposed one over the other, the lowermost sheet initially having incomplete graphic matter thereon, the other sheet having indicia on its upper surface dissimilar to the matter necessary to complete the picture for guidance of a stylus applied thereover to graphically produce matter supplementing and completing said matter of therst sheet through the aid rof a transfer medium disposed intermediate the sheets, said indicia being at consecutively identified locations.

4. In combination, connected severable sheets disposed one over the other, the lowermost sheet initially having incomplete graphic matter thereon, the other sheet having indicia on its upper surface dissimilar to the matter necessary t0 complete the picture for guidance of a stylus applied thereover to supplement said matter of the rst sheet to complete the same through the aid of a transfer medium disposed intermediate the sheets, said indicia being at different Zones, each zone having consecutively identified locations.

5. In combination, connected severable sheets disposed one over the other, the lowermost sheet initially having incomplete graphic matter thereon, the other sheet having indicia on its upper surface dissimilar to the matter necessary to complete the picture for guidance of a stylus applied thereover to supplement said matter of the first sheet to complete the same through the y aid of aV transfer medium disposed intermediate the sheets, said indicia beingI a series of related dots. Y

6. In combination, connected severable sheets disposed one over the other, the lowermost sheet initially having incompletegraphic matter thereon, the other sheet having indicia on its upper surface dissimilar to the matter necessary to complete the picture for guidance of a stylus applied thereover. to supplement said matter of the first sheetY through the aid of a transfer medium disposed intermediate thersheets, said indicia being a series of location-defining media.

7. In combination, connected severable sheets disposed one over the other, the lowermost sheet initially having incomplete graphic matter thereon partially of a picture and, partially of the title of the picture, the other sheet having indicia on its upper surface dissimilar to the matter necessary to complete the picture for guidance of a stylus applied thereover to graphically produce matter supplementing and completing said matter of the first sheet through the aid of a transfer medium disposed intermediate the sheets, said indicia being at different zones, each Zone having consecutively identified locations, identifying elements for the separate Zones, and a key group of said identifying elements delineated on the upper sheet.

8. In combination, bound severable sheets disposed one over the other, the lowermost sheet initially having graphic matter thereon of an incomplete picture and of an incomplete title for the picture, the other sheet having indicia on its upper surface dissimilar to the matter necessary to complete the picture for guide of a stylus applied thereover whereby to graphically produce matter supplementing and completing said matter of the rst sheet through the aid of a transfer medium disposed intermediate the sheets, a cover member having a flap overlapping the sheets at the front with its forward edge constituting a straight edge to aid the severance of the sheets, means binding the flap and sheets together, said cover member including a part normally disposed over the front of the device extending substantially to said for- Ward edge, said part constituting a stop card and Ybeing insertable beneath the sheets.

9. In combination, bound severable sheets disposed one over the other, the lowermost sheet Yinitially having graphic matter thereon of an vnamed sheet through the aid of a transfer medium disposed intermediate the sheets, said indicia being n diierentvzones, each zone having consecutively identified locations, identifying elements for the separate zones, a key group of said identifying elements being delineated on the upper sheet, a cover member having a ap over- Y lapping the Vsheets at the front With its forward edge constituting a straight edge to aid the severance of the sheets, means binding the ap 'and sheets together, said cover member including Va part normally disposed over the front of the device extending substantially to said forward edge, said part constitutinga stop card and being insertable beneath the sheets, said parthaving a plurality of relatively Aclose fold lines parallel to said flap for said stop card.

10.Y In combination; a plurality of sheets disposed one over the other in registration, a lower sheet having incomplete graphic matter thereon, an upper sheet having indicia on its upper sur- Y A 3 face for guidance of a stylus applied thereover to supplement said matter of the rst sheet, to

complete the same through the aid of a transfer medium.

11. In combination; an assembly of a plurality of sheets each bearing incomplete graphic mat-V ter; said matter on at least one of said sheets serving as a stylus guide; the matter on the individual sheets being' such as to not disclose the nature of a complete design; the arrangement of the incomplete graphic matter on the several sheets being such that when the matter on at least one of said sheets is traced by a stylus over an underlying sheet with transfer medium interposed, said tracing in combination with partial drawings carried by said underlying sheet, will reveal a finished drawing.

EIJDORE H. GORTON. 

